Toot Whistle Plunk and Boom (1953)A crash course on the history of Western musical instruments. Writer:Dick Huemer (story) |
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Toot Whistle Plunk and Boom (1953)A crash course on the history of Western musical instruments. Writer:Dick Huemer (story) |
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Loulie Jean Norman | ... |
Penelope Pinfeather
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Charlie Parlato | ... |
Chorus
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Thurl Ravenscroft | ... |
The Mellomen, singing group
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Bill Thompson | ... |
Professor Owl /
Bertie Birdbrain
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Gloria Wood | ... |
Susy Sparrow
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In this short subject (which mostly represents a departure from Disney's traditional approach to animation), a stuffy owl teacher lectures his feathered flock on the origins of Western musical instruments. Starting with cavepeople, whose crude implements could only "toot, whistle, plunk and boom," the owl explains how these beginnings led to the development of the four basic types of Western musical instruments: brass, woodwinds, strings, and percussion. Written by Eugene Kim <genekim@concentric.net>
The other reviewers are correct, this is a great little movie. I remember watching it on a 16mm projector in jr hi music class. I'm glad to have it on DVD (bonus feature on Fantasia 2000) to share with my kids.
I would make one clarification. This movie is not about music history, but rather the principal characteristics of each family of musical instruments.
Toot = Brass Family / Whistle = Woodwind Family / Plunk = String Family / Boom = Percussion Family
This is a great introduction to musical instruments.